‘Kisi ki nazar na lage’ – Fans react as Team India skipper Rohit Sharma completes 3500 runs in Test cricket

Team India skipper, Rohit Sharma created history on Day two of the first Test against West Indies at Dominica. He completed 3500 runs in the longest format of the game. He is the second batter after Virat Kohli to score 3500 runs in all formats of international cricket. The right-hand batter completed this milestone in the 49th over which was bowled by Jomel Warrican.

Before the start of this match, Rohit was 63 runs short of completing 3500 runs. He has 3500+ runs in Tests, 9825 runs in ODIs, and 3853 runs in the shortest format of the game. On the other hand, Kohli has 8479 runs in Tests, 12898 runs in ODIs, and 4008 runs in the T20Is.

Yashasvi Jaiswal heading toward double century

The visitors hold the upper hand in the game after the end of play on Day 2 with a healthy lead. India scored 312 runs for the loss of two wickets with Virat Kohli and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal on the crease. Jaiswal is batting on 143 runs with 14 fours, while former India skipper, Kohli is batting on 36 with one four in his innings.

India started the second day at 80 for no loss. Openers Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal put up an exceptional partnership of 229 runs before the skipper was sent back to the pavilion by off-spinner Alick Athanaze after scoring a brilliant century. He scored 103 runs before going back to the dressing room which included 10 fours and two sixes in his innings.

On the first day, West Indies were able to bat only 64 overs. The star bowler for the Indian side was their veteran off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, who snapped a fifer in his spell of 24.3 overs where he conceded 60 runs and bowled six maiden overs. Three wickets were taken by Ravindra Jadeja in his spell of 14 overs, conceding just 26 runs. One wicket each was grabbed by the pace duo of Shardul Thakur and Mohammad Siraj.

Here’s how fans reacted:

3500 wow!
Pujara se bhi jyada hai

— Deepak Ghazipuri (@DeepakGhazipur2) July 13, 2023

Only 3500 runs ohh so sad.

— Mendeli Nagaraj (@NagarajMendeli) July 13, 2023

Don Bradman must be turning in his grave.

And Sunil Gavaskar on his couch.

— Life • Purpose • Joy (@LifePurposeJoy) July 14, 2023

3500 at the age of 36. I mean commn .

— Mid Wicket (@LawlSagittarius) July 13, 2023

The man, The myth, The legend.

The Goat – Hitman Rohit Sharma.

— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) July 13, 2023

Congratulations

— Sandeep_Ogra45 (@Sandeep_Ogra56) July 13, 2023

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